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Highlights Cognitive systems that underlie creative ideation may be dependent primarily on irregularities in both serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitter systems. Creative people may depend on vulnerability factors to enhance their work. As creativity and psychopathology may be different outcomes of biological vulnerability factors, art, music, or writing therapies may improve symptoms of psychopathology by increasing protective factors associated with creativity.
Key Words: alcoholism, creative aciiievement, bipolar, creativity, divergent thinking, genetics, IQ, latent inhibition, novelty seeking, psychosis proneness, schizotypy
ohn Forbes Nash, mathematician, Nobel Prize winner, and person diagnosed with schizophrenia, was once asked why he believed that aliens from outer space had recruited him to save the world. He responded, "because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way that my mathematical ideas did. So I took them seriously."' P " While creative ideas may certainly be produced by deliberate mental effort, Nash's statement suggests that, at least in some instances, creative insight may share phenomenological elernents with psychotic experiences, by appearing to arrive suddenly and fully formed into conscious awareness. Biographies of creative people, and an array of empirical studies, provide an ever-growing catalogue of evidence for a relation between creativity and psychopathology. This relation appears to be best described by a model of shared
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biological vulnerability. Genetic vulnerability factors, related to the functioning of DA and 5-HT in the prefrontal and subcortical brain, may predispose certain people to experience altered mental states that provide access to and interest inassociational material typically filtered out of conscious awareness during normal waking states. These vulnerability factors may manifest themselves as severe psychopathology or as creative ability, depending on the presence of additional cognitive factors that act to protect a person from the most severe consequences of mental disorder.
facet of self-actualization.- Maslow' described the creative person as one who was living a fulfilled life. Others have noted that creativity is correlated with desirable personality constructs, such as openness to experience and selfconfidence.** Creativity is a highly valued trait in fields as diverse as business,' sports,'' and the military,' as well as the arts and sciences. Despite the association of creativity with desirable personal features, the tendency for creative people to suter from mental illness has been noted since the time of the ancient Greeks. Plato, for example, suggested that poets, philosophers, and dramatists suffered from "divine madness""- '' " while Aristotle was among the first to associate poets with melancholia.** Empirical evidence for the connection between creativity and psychopathology began to emerge in the latter half of the last century, when 2 separate studies reported that the children of mothers with schizophrenia were found to be more creative than the children of matched control subjects.''"' Such findings prompted a new generation of researchers to empirically examine the incidence of psychopathology within the population of high creative achievers. In general, this research has noted a higher risk for 3 types of disorders among creative people: mood disorders (especially bipolar spectrum disorders), SSDs, and substance abuse disorders.
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5-HT 5-HTR2A 5HTT 5HTTLPR A779C BD COMT DA DRD2 DRD4 LI NRG1 SLC6A4 SSD T102C Taq1A TPH1 Val158Met serotonin serotonin receptor 2A gene serotonin transporter promoter region of the human serotonin transporter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the TPH1 gene bipolar disorder catechol-0-methyltransferase dopamine dopamine D2 receptor gene dopamine D4 receptor gene latent inhibition neuregulin 1 serotonin transporter gene schizophrenia spectrum disorder single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the 5-HTR2A gene polymorphism of the DRD2 gene tryptophan hydroxylase gene 1 polymorphism of the COMT gene
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3. creativity appears to run in families,"'- and 4. shifts in mental states associated with mood may facilitate creativity.'^ These findings appear to indicate the presence of shared vulnerability between creativity and BDone that is facilitated by altered states of cognition brought about by mood changes.
between creativity and psychopathology may be divided by domain into a propensity to oversystematize stimuli in the science-math domains and a psychosis prone tendency toward undersystemization and loose associations in the fine arts domains.-' Replicating the inverted U pattern of creativity and psychopathology noted with patients with BD in their earlier study, Kinney et aF" found that peak creativity levels were higher in subjects with schizotypal personality disorder or 2 schizotypy signs (such as magical ideation or illusion experiences) than in subjects with no schizotypal signs or with full-blown schizophrenia. In general, the SSD studies have provided evidence to support 3 conclusions: 1. there is an elevated level of schizotypy and psychosis proneness in divergent thinkers and creative people,-'-' 2. schizotypy and psychosis proneness appear to run in families,-'---" and 3. milder syrnptom sets are more conducive to creativity than more severe forms ofthe SSDs,'" as is the case with bipolar spectrum disorders. The tendency toward schizotypal thinking appears to constitute an altered state, in which the person becomes aware of material that is typically suppressed before entering consciousness. Sass'" has suggested that the break with reality associated with such schizotypal cognition may enhance creativity, under some circumstances, by allowing the affected person to view situations from a totally new perspective.
won the Nobel Prize, 5 have been alcoholics. As with other disorders, it appears that although creative people may find that drinking inspires creativity, full-blown alcoholism is detrimental to creative etTorts." Biographical accounts of the lives of famous writers such as Hemingway, Poe, and Fitzgerald provide dramatic evidence that progressive alcoholism diminishes both the creative ability and the creative productivity of writers." Because rates of alcoholism are extremely elevated, not only among creative people but also among the populations with BD and SSDs as well," the tendency toward alcoholism tnay be indicative of an underlying shared vulnerability.
Reduced LI has also been reported in nondisordered subjects who score high on the personality variable of openness to experience, a trait often associated with creativity. Carson et al"* have proposed that reduced LI may enhance creativity by enlarging the inventory of unfiltered stimuli available in conscious awareness, thereby increasing the odds of synthesizing novel and useful combinations of stimuli. These researchers have demonstrated that LI was in fact reduced in high-functioning people who had high scores on measures of creativity and openness to experience."*"'"
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drug intoxication, Mednick*- theorized that the ability to synthesize remotely associated elements of thought into new and useful combinations constitutes the basis of creativity. The connection of (normally) functionally unrelated parts of the brain as a consequence of decreased synaptic pruning may provide the neurological mechanism for remote associations between stimuli that are the basis of creative thought.
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associated with the trait of openness to experience, the personality trait most often associated with creativity.** If creative people are experiencing magical thoughts or unusual perceptions, cognitive fiexibility may provide them with a method of cither disengaging attention from the psychoticlikc experiences or interpreting them in a benign manner rather than as a sign of madness. Recent research indicates that psychoticlike experiences are more prevalent in the general population than previously expected and that the interpretation of such events (rather than the events themselves) may determine the extent of the associated mental illness.*' Therefore, cognitive flexibility, allowing one to move in and out of altered states of consciousness and allowing one to interpret anomalous experiences in a healthy manner, may constitute a protective factor in the interface between creativity and psychopathology.
to interpret; in many instances conflicting results have been obtained, and in other instances initial studies have not been replicated. Therefore, the following examples must be considered as potential areas for further research rather than as established fact. For example, Reuter et al" found that the A H alele of TaqlA was linked to creativity in a sample of German university students. The A1+ alele has also been associated with novelty seeking,'^ schizophrenia," and alcohol addiction." D2 receptor sensitivity has also been linked to reduced LI in mice" and humans; however, the precise DRD2 aleles associated with decreased LI have not been reported. Additional genes related to DA, including DRD4 and SLC6A3 (the dopamine transporter gene) have been linked to both risk for schizophrenia and BD'" and to novelty seeking."'* As novelty seeking is important in creative cognition,^' variations in the availability of, and sensitivity to, DA may determine shared vulnerability to creative cognition and to the types of psychopathology associated with creativity. COMT, an enzyme responsible for degrading catecholamines, including DA, has been implicated in various cognitive processes. The Vall58Met polymorphism of the COMT gene appears to exert particular influence over the availability of DA in areas of the frontal cortex. 19 4
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Molecular genetic studies have begun to hone in on a set of genes, many of which are related to DA and 5-HT transmission, that appear to be associated with the creativity-relevant mental illnesses: BD, schizophrenia, and alcoholism. Some possible genetic links to these illnesses and to the previously described protective factors for creativity are listed below. However, studies that link genetic variations to psychological factors are often difficult
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The Val alele of the Vall58Met polymorphism allows greater expression of COMT in the prefrontal areas, thus diminishing the availability of DA, while the Met alele increases availability of prefrontal extracellular DA. The Val+ aleles (including both the Val/Val and the Val/Met variants) have been linked to risk for schizophrenia,'"' while the Val- alele (Met/Met) has been associated with higher IQ, working memory, and cognitive flexibility."' * ' * Variants of the COMT gene may, therefore, distinguish the person with psychosis from the poet, with the Val+ variants conferring risk for psychopathology and the VAL- variant acting as a protective factor that enhances creativity. The link between 5-HT availability, mood, psychosis, and altered states of consciousness is well-established."^ Variations in 3 genes involved in 5-HT availability, 5-HTR2A, SLC6A4, and TPHl, may also confer shared vulnerability among psychiatric disorders and creativity, or confer protective factors that favour creativity. The T102C polymorphism of the 5-HTR2A gene has been linked to schizotypy and risk for schizophrenia, although which aleles confer this risk have been disputed.'** The T/T alele of T102C has been associated with higher levels of absorption, a measure of the propensity to experience altered states of consciousness."'' Because absorption is associated with creativity," variants of the T102C polymorphism may establish either a genetic link or a genetic distinction between creativity and psychotic risk. Brang and Ramachandran"" have identified 5-HTR2A as the gene which may underlie the expression of synesthesia, further connecting this gene location to the shared vulnerability model, although these researchers have not identified a specific polymorphism. SLC6A4 (also denoted as 5HTT) has been widely studied in relation to psychiatric disorders. The short alele of the 5HTTLPR promoter region of the SLC6A4 gene has been associated with several constructs related to creativity, including the personality traits openness to experience"''''" and absorption,'" as well as creative dance performance.'" SLC6A4 regulates the concentration of 5-HT in the synapses, with the short alele of the 5HTTLPR region apparently reducing the reuptake of 5-HT. Because alteration in levels of 5-HT are implicated in hallucinogenic and unusual perceptual experiences, it is possible that variants in this gene are also related to a propensity for altered states of consciousness.'" Studies have also linked the short alele of the 5HTTLPR polymorphism with risk for BD."- "^ The short variant of this polymorphism, therefore, may be important in both creative ideation and psychopathology associated with creativity. The A779C polymorphism of the TPH1 (the enzyme that regulates levels of 5-HT) gene has been linked to risk for schizophrenia,''* suicide,'"' and smoking addiction.''' Reuter et aP- found that carriers of the A alele of A779C polymorphism scored higher on measures of creativity, especially figurai and mathematical creativity, than carriers of the C alele in a large group of university students.
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Finally, the T/T genotype of a functional promoter polymorphism of the NRGl gene (involved with neuronal development, glutamate transmission, and glial cell functioning) has been linked to an increased risk for psychosis as well as decreased activation of the frontal lobe during cognitive tasks.''" This genotype has also recently been found to characterize highly creative people within a high \Q sample.'''' Although NRG 1 is not directly associated with DA or 5-HT transmission, it may be another link in the shared genetic vulnerability of creativity and mental disorder. Again, these examples of genetic variation and their possible roles in creative ideation must be considered speculative at this time. Further, many genes and their polymorphisms have been implicated in the risk for serious psychiatric disorders. The variants of the genes mentioned above, most of which act on the neurotransmitters DA and 5-HT, comprise only a small segment of this risk. Nevertheless, these neurochemicals may be important in mediating cognitive states associated with creative cognition, as well as psychosis, mood disorders, and addiction. However, individual genes do not confer creativity, psychosis, or addiction upon a person. The complex interactions of multiple genes, with each other and with the person's environment, are itnportant in determining a tendency toward either creativity or toward psychopathology. Neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, and molecular biology all have a role to play in our growing understanding of these interactions.
Conclusions
Highly creative people are at greater risk for certain types of psychopathology, including mood disorders, SSDs, and alcoholism, than are members of the general population. However, creativity is also a valued trait associated with positive, and sometimes exceptionally positive, personal characteristics. Although these 2 sets of descriptions appear at odds with one another, a shared genetic vulnerability model of the relation between creativity and psychopathology can account for the paradox. Creative cognition may share common biological vulnerabilities with psychopathologies that grant access to altered states of consciousness. These vulnerabilities may include a tendency toward transient cognitive disinhibition, which appears to be, to date, associated with variation primarily in various DA- and 5-HT-related genes. Cognitive strengths, such as high IQ, good working memory capacity, and cognitive flexibility, may interact with these vulnerabilities to enhance creativity and to act as protective factors against severe forms of the relevant psychopathologies. The shared vulnerability model currently includes only factors for which there is some corroborating support from molecular biology. However, there are likely additional shared vulnerabilities and protective factors that warrant inclusion. Future research will extend this model.
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